Pyrosoma gigantea, Print, Pyrosome, Pyrosomes, genus Pyrosoma, are free-floating colonial tunicates that live usually in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas, although some may be found at greater depths. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies up to 60 ft (18 m) long, made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. Colonies range in size from less than one centimeter to several metres in length. They are commonly called "sea pickles".

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Caption: Pyrosoma gigantea, Print, Pyrosome, Pyrosomes, genus Pyrosoma, are free-floating colonial tunicates that live usually in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas, although some may be found at greater depths. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies up to 60 ft (18 m) long, made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. Colonies range in size from less than one centimeter to several metres in length. They are commonly called "sea pickles".

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Keywords: 18 M • 60 FT • CENTIMETER • COLONIES RANGE • CONE-SHAPED COLONIES UP • CYLINDRICAL • FREE-FLOATING COLONIAL TUNICATES • GENUS PYROSOMA • GREATER DEPTHS • HUNDREDS • INDIVIDUALS • LENGTH • LESS • LIVE USUALLY • LONG • OPEN OCEAN • PRINT • PYROSOMA GIGANTEA • PYROSOME • PYROSOMES • SEA PICKLES • SEVERAL METRES • SIZE • THOUSANDS • UP • UPPER LAYERS • WARM SEAS • ZOOIDS